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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम् |
कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम् ||२-२१||
vedāvināśinaṃ nityaṃ ya enamajamavyayam . kathaṃ sa puruṣaḥ pārtha kaṃ ghātayati hanti kam ||2-21||
Whosoever knows It to be indestructible, eternal, unborn and inexhaustible, how can that man slay, O Arjuna, or cause to be slain?
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Krishna challenges Arjuna: "If you truly understand that the soul is indestructible, eternal, and was never born — then tell me, who exactly would you be killing? And who exactly is dying?"
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